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The Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music is the foremost training center in Asia for those intending to do ministry in music and liturgy in the church.

The Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music, founded by Philippine National Artist for Music Dr. Francisco F. Feliciano, is now located at St. Paul University Manila since September 2015. It was established in the campus of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines in 1980 for its first 35 years, and stands as the foremost training center in Asia for people intending to dedicate their time in the mini

stry of music and liturgy in the church. Following the movement for contextualization of worship in Asian churches, AILM pioneered in training church musicians for their roles as worship leaders through intensive residential programs designed to equip the students with skills essential to their future work. The training programs cover varied but related areas of concentration, focusing primarily on choir music and conducting. Contextualization is addressed by courses that emphasize the creative work – music and text writing – pursuing the vision articulated by its founder, Francisco Feliciano, that in order to achieve the goals of contextualization, new works reflecting the spirit and identity of the local churches must be born and re-born. The AILM Training Program has evolved over the last two decades, going through continuing changes and refinement as it responds to the changes within the society, the churches and the world. Today it offers several programs from the basic training for worship associates to the master programs in liturgy and music. It cooperates with theologians, educators, and musicians in crafting curricula that anticipates the needs of a worshipping community in music, liturgy, and of late, the arts. The hallmark of AILM is creativity – in approaches to music for congregation, creating new songs, writing new texts for prayers, the role of arts in a worshipping community. It has produced in the last 25 years hundreds of men and women who have taken their places in their respective churches as music leaders, teachers, composers, carrying on the mission of AILM in their own countries. More importantly, it has produced a huge body of new songs that represent the music of the local communities to which the churches belong. These are now sung worldwide. The AILM is the creative link, the channel through which the rest of the world can hear the songs of Asian churches. AILM, as it begins the second cycle in its creative and education mission, offers these trainings with renewed vigor as it challenges its students to re-discover their roots and the seeds of faith that were planted in Asian soil.

03/03/2019

Here is a message from Dr. Julette Feliciano-Batara, daughter of our beloved Sir Kiko:

“To all students, faculty and friends of AILM:
When my father passed away in September of 2014, our initial decision was to continue AILM operations under St. Paul's University Manila. However, after a year of operations, we realized that although we could continue, we could not maintain the quality of what AILM had been and we felt that this is not what Francisco Feliciano would have wanted. Our main foreign funding partner, The Church of Sweden was also of the opinion that AILM was dependent on the existence of Francisco Feliciano . Hence, we have decided to close AILM as a school and are instead donating instruments and books to St. Paul University and UP College of Music.”

For those needing academic records such as a Transcript of Records, please direct your requests to Dr. Olivia F. De Leon, Executive Director of AILM through Ms. Rexie Barrera. Ms. Rexie may be contacted via [email protected] or through her FB account Rexie Barrera.

For those who have inquiries regarding performance permission or royalties for Feliciano works, please direct your query to Dr. Julette Batara via [email protected].

Regular school operations were valiantly resumed at St. Paul University Manila in June 2016 but were concluded after December 2017.

14/12/2017

Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music
Conducting with Chorus Laboratory and Cantorship Recital and Final Exam with the Mandaluyong Chamber Singers (Chamz) last November 30, 2017
Professor: Ms. Sinamar Respicio

13/12/2017

Late post: Student recital for voice, piano and traditional Philippines instruments on November 29, 2017

13/10/2017

We continue giving our best for the Lord even when alone, and even when others won't. Good job, Shiela for leading the worship yesterday. May they see Christ living in us.

12/10/2017

Our student-led worship continues with creativity, passion, music, and a touch of our culture.

05/10/2017

Happy World Teachers' Day to our Faculty and Administrators! We are so proud to have you with us!

30/09/2017

Happy 37th Founding Anniversary to us! Here are a few pictures from our creative liturgy.

19/09/2017

Remembering our founder, Dr. Francisco Feliciano on his third death anniversary. May he rest in peace.

Today, Sept. 19, is the third death anniversary of National Artist for Music Francisco Feliciano. Born on Feb. 19, 1941, he obtained his masters in composition from UP.

07/07/2017

Students reviewing Kodaly rhythms to get ready for their final exam in Sight Singing and Ear Training with Ma'am Tinnah dela Rosa.

01/07/2017

Summer class final song analysis with Mr. Malvin Macasaet. Applying music theory in analyzing its purpose, form, and substance. Thank you, Sir Malvin for a fruitful summer class! Now everyone is ready for the next step!

06/05/2017

After our last creative liturgy class in the first semester 2016-2017

29/04/2017

Michel John Daclan
Liturgical Arts Project
Professor: Emmanuel Garibay

Title: Nocturnal timepiece of conviction
Material used: Charcoal, linseed oil, pastel and cardboard.
Date: 2/23/2017
Dimension: 15”X20”
Description: The Nocturnal timepiece of conviction is a double portrait of religion and work of music, that through time was drowned inside a fish bowl, like the ticking of a clock inside a fish bowl it might silence because it was destroyed by water or the time stop in a vacuum space. The guitar handle and the tree branch that form a cross is the typical symbol of Christianity and the Crescent moon is the symbol of the Islamic religion. Music exerts its influence and sometimes travels through an unconstrained space and time of generation. In every religion music is there as a catalyst of faith countenance.

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